Search results

Showing below up to 20 results starting with #21.


View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).

No article title matches

Page text matches

  1. Space exploration (14877 bytes)
    1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
    6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
    13: ...anywhere else, such as to the [[Moon]] or [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The first successful orbital launch ...
    15: ...d on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian Space eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a...
    19: ...er 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched on a [[sub-orbital]] m...
  2. Cave (10592 bytes)
    37: ...earby Carlsbad Caverns are now believed to be examples of another type of solutional cave. They were f...
    42: ...than 1,000,000 km<sup>2</sup> - has hardly been explored underground.
    45: ...ich utilize caves, but must leave the caves to complete their life cycle) and accidentals. Some autho...
    51: ...umber of [[endangered species]], such as, for example the [[Tooth cave spider]] and the [[Gray bat]].
    56: Since new caves are continually being explored, the various records of cave dimensions need ...
  3. Byzantine Empire (29975 bytes)
    7: ...e Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul (Constantinople).</small>
    10: | Constantine makes Constantinople his capital.
    13: | The Empire is permanently split into Eastern and Western halves, following the ...
    32: ...urch in Rome breaks with the Church in Constantinople.
    38: | Constantinople is occupied by crusaders; Latin empire formed.
  4. Castle (27805 bytes)
    1: ...n|fortified enclosure]]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained [[fortress]], usuall...
    2: ...European castles were opened up and expanded into pleasure dwellings and power houses from the late 15...
    10: ...re places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This can be seen by many of the ty...
    17: ... decline of the German kingdom, castle building exploded as local warlords staked claims to minor king...
    19: ...ht|[[Craigievar Castle]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], completed in 1626.]]
  5. Tree (23723 bytes)
    3: ...shrub]] for comparison). Compared with most other plant forms, trees are long-lived. A few species of ...
    5: ...g [[orchard]] crops (e.g. [[apple]]s). Trees also play an important role in many of the world's [[myth...
    9: ...gy)|orders]] and [[family (biology)|families]] of plants. Trees thus show a wide variety of growth for...
    11: ...lant]]s and conifers. The listing below gives examples of many well known trees and how they are typic...
    13: ...fined largely by the trees that inhabit them; examples are [[rainforest]] and [[taiga]] (see [[ecozone...
  6. Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
    1: ...trapped inside ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
    3: ...[[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
    4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
    6: ...rote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.
    10: ...asic trapping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These
  7. Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
    4: ...n called the ''[[Baconian method]]''. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world throu...
    21: ...im to devote himself to a life of learning. His application failed, and for the next two years he work...
    25: ...e (he objected to the time span) offended many people; he was accused of seeking popularity, and was f...
    29: ... a gift of a fine of ?1200 on one of Essex's accomplices.
    35: ... to sit in parliament -- and to the various royal plans which Bacon had supported. His obvious influen...
  8. Socrates (7975 bytes)
    5: ...of Amphipolis]]. We know from [[Symposium (Plato)|Plato's ''Symposium'']] that Socrates was decorated ...
    7: ... scientific institute with his friend Chaerophon; Plato has Socrates tell us that he once spent all of...
    11: ...to the version of his defense speech presented in Plato's ''Apology'', Socrates' life as the "gadfly" ...
    13: ...s disciples and thinkers that reflect on his accomplishments through their writing.
    21: ...he following quotes are attributed to Socrates in Plato's and Xenophon's writings:
  9. Mars (27704 bytes)
    2: ...t|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
    4: ... This feature also earned it the name of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([...
    8: Mars has always fascinated people. Its red, fiery appearance is caused by Iron Oxi...
    13: ...o become uniformly distributed in the atmosphere. Plans are now being made to look for other 'companio...
    15: ...] and large [[cirrus cloud]]s [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20041213a/merb...
  10. Colonial America (32872 bytes)
    6: ==Motives for exploration and colonization==
    9: ... [[Renaissance]], a development that encouraged exploration and colonization in many ways. A revival ...
    11: ...power necessary to begin systematic attempts at exploration. Also, as the economy of Europe began to ...
    13: ...ed States]] presented themselves as an attractive place for these new powers to establish colonies. T...
    16: ...lation]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respective parts.
  11. Christianity (47078 bytes)
    8: ...enerally grouped into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
    23: ...1), but was rejected as an [[apostate]] by the people generally considered to be the [[Jew]]ish author...
    27: ...f Jesus as recorded in the [[New Testament]]. Examples include the book of [[Isaiah]] that alludes to ...
    29: ...early traditions of the church name numerous disciples (as many as [[Seventy Apostles|70]], including ...
    34: ...on shared the faith, he would draw another arc completing this [[ichthys]], a symbol of Christianity.]...
  12. Allspice (3832 bytes)
    2: <!-- {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image: Pimenta dioica.jpg|200px| This picture is missing]] |...
    3: ... you add picture, put it in the commons with name Pimenta dioica.jpg -->
    4: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = lightgreen}}
    5: {{Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = [[Plant]]ae}}
    6: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
  13. Charles de Gaulle (41586 bytes)
    24: ! align="left" | Place of birth:
    30: ! align="left" | Place of death:
    54: ...ivisions in preference to the static theories exemplified by the [[Maginot Line]].
    56: ...ble exception of [[Paul Reynaud]] who would later play a major role in de Gaulle's career.
    63: ... were in favor of continuing the war. He took the plane back to [[Bordeaux]] (provisory seat of the Fr...
  14. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    3: ...mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
    14: ''I've studied all available charts of the planets and stars and none of them match the others....
    16: .... (These measurements became the possessions of Kepler following Tycho's death.)
    18: ...he rest of his life, he was said to have worn a replacement made of [[silver]] and [[gold]]. Tycho's ...
    33: ...as strongly critical of those who dismissed the implications of the astronomical appearance, writing i...
  15. Thomas More (15893 bytes)
    2: ...[[1516]]. He is chiefly remembered for his principled refusal to accept King [[Henry VIII of England|...
    7: ... father's great displeasure, More seriously contemplated abandoning his legal career in order to becom...
    12: ...nfluential in the government, welcoming foreign diplomats, drafting official documents, and serving as...
    14: ... British House of Commons|Speaker of the House of Commons]]. He later served as high steward for the unive...
    19: ... (Indeed, the title of Erasmus's book is partly a play on More's name, the word ''folly'' being ''mori...
  16. French Revolution (36529 bytes)
    2: ...ple as subjects and amplifies the power of the people, boosting them to the status of citizens.
    25: ...mpted in the meanwhile to go ahead with Calonne's plans. When the measures were opposed in the ''Parl...
    37: ...w demanded that credentialling itself should take place as a group. Negotiations with the other estat...
    42: ...]], an assembly not of the Estates but of "the People". The National Assembly's first act was to pass ...
    53: ...]], banished the reformist minister Necker and completely reconstructed the ministry. Much of Paris, p...
  17. Stag Beetle (3702 bytes)
    3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
    18: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
    19: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Subfamilies}}
    20: ''not a complete list''<br>
    28: ... are [[Richmond Park]] and [[Wimbledon and Putney Commons|Wimbledon Common]].
  18. Brown Pelican (2615 bytes)
    3: {{Taxobox begin placement | color = pink}}
    11: {{Taxobox end placement}}
    21: The nest location varies from a simple scrape on the ground on an island to a bulky sti...
    34: {{commons|Pelecanus occidentalis}}
  19. Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
    17: ...e Canadian House of Commons, the British House of Commons, and the German [[Bundestag]], approximately 15 p...
    29: ... the original version of the Constitution were supplemented by the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War...
    60: ...overnment are reserved to the states or to the people.
    127: ...e dominant role that [[Congressional committees]] play in its proceedings. Committees have assumed the...
    135: ...knowledgeably with all fields of interest. The complexity of national life today calls for special kno...
  20. United States Senate (35505 bytes)
    10: ...the United Kingdom|British Parliament]]). For example, [[John Dickinson (lawyer)|John Dickinson]] argu...
    12: ... (nine out of the 13) in [[1788]], but its full implementation was set for [[March 4]], [[1789]]. Howe...
    16: ...hed for the direct election of senators by the people, rather than state legislatures; they achieved t...
    23: ...post]] system, under which the candidate with a [[plurality]] of votes (not necessarily an absolute ma...
    25: ...censuring members; [[censure]] requires only a simple majority and does not remove a senator from offi...

View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).



Search in namespaces :

List redirects   Search for
Navigation

  • Art and Cultures
    • Art (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Art)
    • Architecture (https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Architecture)
    • Cultures (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Cultures)
    • Music (https://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Music)
    • Musical Instruments (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/List_of_musical_instruments)
  • Biographies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Biographies)
  • Clipart (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Clipart)
  • Geography (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Geography)
    • Countries of the World (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Countries)
    • Maps (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Maps)
    • Flags (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Flags)
    • Continents (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Continents)
  • History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History)
    • Ancient Civilizations (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Ancient_Civilizations)
    • Industrial Revolution (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Industrial_Revolution)
    • Middle Ages (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Middle_Ages)
    • Prehistory (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Prehistory)
    • Renaissance (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Renaissance)
    • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
    • United States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/United_States)
    • Wars (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Wars)
    • World History (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/History_of_the_world)
  • Human Body (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Human_Body)
  • Mathematics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Mathematics)
  • Reference (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Reference)
  • Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Science)
    • Animals (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Animals)
    • Aviation (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Aviation)
    • Dinosaurs (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Dinosaurs)
    • Earth (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Earth)
    • Inventions (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Inventions)
    • Physical Science (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Physical_Science)
    • Plants (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Plants)
    • Scientists (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Scientists)
  • Social Studies (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Social_Studies)
    • Anthropology (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Anthropology)
    • Economics (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Economics)
    • Government (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Government)
    • Religion (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Religion)
    • Holidays (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Holidays)
  • Space and Astronomy
    • Solar System (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Solar_System)
    • Planets (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Planets)
  • Sports (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Sports)
  • Timelines (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Timelines)
  • Weather (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Weather)
  • US States (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/US_States)

Information

  • Home Page (http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php)
  • Contact Us (http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Contactus)

  • Clip Art (http://classroomclipart.com)
Toolbox
Personal tools